Mario Beccari, PharmD

Dr. Beccari joined the D’Youville University School of Pharmacy as a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Pharmacy Practice in 2019, and he became the Director of Experiential Education in 2021. He received his Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the State University of New York (SUNY) at Buffalo School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences in 2017. Following graduation, he completed PGY1 Pharmacy Residency training at Buffalo General Medical Center in Buffalo, NY and PGY2 Infectious Diseases Pharmacy Residency training at SUNY Upstate University Hospital in Syracuse, NY. 
 
Dr. Beccari is a Board-Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist (BCPS) and an HIV Certified Pharmacist (AAHIVP). He is a member of the Rho Chi National Pharmacy Honor Society, Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA), International Society for Infectious Diseases (ISID), and American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP). He serves as a member of the SUNY Erie Community College School of Dental Hygiene Advisory Board and a member of the Clinical Support Services (CSS) Health Residency Advisory Board. He also serves as a faculty liaison for the D’Youville Chapter of the Student College of Clinical Pharmacy (SCCP). In addition, he is the developer and director of The Clinical Practice, Scholarship, Teaching, and Leadership Development (ACHIEVE) Certificate Program, which provides students the opportunity to further develop the skills necessary to obtain and succeed in a residency or fellowship program. 
 
Dr. Beccari has a range of professional interests relating to infectious diseases, including antimicrobial stewardship, pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics, and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). He has produced multiple publications and has presented his research at several scientific meetings. 

• American Academy of HIV Pharmacist (AAHIVP) Certification, American Academy of HIV Medicine, 2019
• Online Teaching Certification, D'Youville University, 2019
• PGY2 Infectious Diseases Pharmacy Residency Certificate, The State University of New York Upstate University Hospital, 2019
• Clinical Research Training Certificate, The State University of New York Upstate University Hospital, 2019
• Naloxone & Opioid Overdose Prevention Train the Trainer Certification, Erie County Department of Health, 2019
• Naloxone & Opioid Overdose Prevention Certification, Erie County Department of Health, 2019
• Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist (BCPS), Board of Pharmacy Specialties, 2018
• Advanced Teaching Certification, The State University of New York at Buffalo, 2018
• PGY1 Pharmacy Residency Certificate, Buffalo General Medical Center/Kaleida Health, 2018
• Doctor of Pharmacy, The State University of New York at Buffalo, 2017
• Immunization Certification, American Pharmacists Association, 2016
• Medication Therapy Management Certification, American Pharmacists Association, 2016

• Marquis Who’s Who for Pharmacology Professionals (2022)
• Faculty Spotlight Newsletter Article (2020)
• Merck Manuals Award for Academic Excellence (2017)
• A.B. Lemon Memorial Award (2017)
• The State University of New York at Buffalo Who’s Who in Pharmacy (2017)
• Rho Chi National Pharmacy Honor Society, Omega Chapter (2015)
• The State University of New York at Buffalo Certificate of Recognition in Pharmaceutical Sciences (2015)

• Antimicrobial Stewardship
• Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics
• Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)

• VanDuyn DC, Chadha S, Paul LA, Dressler AR, Beccari MV, Bajwa RPS. Omadacycline for a Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacter cloacae-Associated Wound Infection. Hospital Pharmacy. 2022;57(6):767-770. DOI: 10.1177/00185787221095767
• Beccari MV, Eranki AP, Gilotra TS, Steele JM, Kufel WD. ACCP Annual Meeting 2020: Poster Presentation Abstracts – A Case Series of Cidofovir Use for Severe Adenovirus Pneumonia in Immunocompetent Patients. Journal of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy. 2020;3:1525-1689. DOI: 10.1002/jac5.1351
• Belousova V, MacEvoy MS, Conorozzo N, Stewart J, Beccari MV, Grabowski J, Hassan AK. AACP Annual Meeting 2020: Poster Presentation Abstracts – Using a Virtual Role-Playing Game to Teach Core Concepts of Diabetes Therapeutics. American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education. 2020;84(6):ajpe8220. DOI: 10.5688/ajpe8220
• Beccari MV, Seabury RW, Mogle BT, Kufel WD, Miller CD, Steele JM. Cost Comparison of AUC:MIC- Versus Trough-based Vancomycin Monitoring for MRSA Bacteremia. Journal of the American Pharmacists Association. 2020;60(5):729-733. DOI: 10.1016/j.japh.2020.02.025
• Kufel WD, Seabury RW, Mogle BT, Beccari MV, Probst LA, Steele JM. Readiness to Implement Vancomycin Monitoring Based on Area Under the Concentration-time Curve: A Cross-sectional Survey of a National Health Consortium. American Journal of Health-system Pharmacy. 2019;76(12):889-894. DOI: 10.1093/ajhp/zxz070
• Mogle BT, Beccari MV, Steele JM, Fazili T, Kufel WD. Clinical Considerations for Oral Beta-lactams as Step-down Therapy for Enterobacteriaceae Bloodstream Infections. Expert Opinion on Pharmacotherapy. 2019;20(8):903-907. DOI: 10.1080/14656566.2019.1594774
• Beccari MV, Mogle BT, Sidman EF, Mastro KA, Asiago-Reddy E, Kufel WD. Ibalizumab, a Novel Monoclonal Antibody for the Management of Multidrug-Resistant HIV-1 Infection. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 2019;63(6). DOI: 10.1128/AAC.00110-19
• Beccari MV, Meaney CJ. Clinical Utility of Patiromer, Sodium Zirconium Cyclosilicate, and Sodium Polystyrene Sulfonate for the Treatment of Hyperkalemia: An Evidence-based Review. Core Evidence. 2017;12:11-24. DOI: 10.2147/CE.S129555
• Meaney CJ, Beccari MV, Yang Y, Zhao J. Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Patiromer and Sodium Zirconium Cyclosilicate: A New Armamentarium for the Treatment of Hyperkalemia. Pharmacotherapy. 2017;37(4):401-411. DOI: 10.1002/phar.1906
• Meaney CJ, Beccari MV. Chapter 33 - Drugs That Act on the Immune System: Immunosuppressive and Immunostimulatory Drugs. In: Sidhartha DR, ed. Side Effects of Drugs Annual. Volume 39. Elsevier; 2017:389-406. https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.seda.2017.06.020